Table 4 Exposures of Ohio-based producers (n = 57) that participated in a self-administered and anonymous electronic survey regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases
From: Describing the experience of livestock producers from Ohio, USA with ticks and associated diseases
Question | n (%) |
|---|---|
What is your highest risk of exposure? | |
Crop harvesting | 8 (14.0%) |
Crop scouting/inspection | 3 (5.3%) |
Handling animals | 22 (38.6%) |
Hiking or other outdoor recreation | 11 (19.3%) |
Hunting | 3 (5.3%) |
No answer | 10 (17.5%) |
Approximately how many ticks have you found on yourself in the past year? | |
None | 13 (22.8%) |
1–5 | 31 (54.4%) |
6–10 | 8 (14.0%) |
> 10 | 3 (5.3%) |
No answer | 2 (3.5%) |
Where do you encounter ticks most frequently? | |
At home | 15 (26.3%) |
At work | 29 (50.8%) |
During leisure activities (not at home or work) | 8 (14.0%) |
I don’t encounter ticks | 1 (1.8%) |
Other: | 1 (1.8%) |
No answer | 3 (5.3%) |
Have you ever had a tick-borne disease? | |
No: I have not had a tick-borne disease | 29 (50.8%) |
Yes: My doctor diagnosed me with a specific tick-borne disease | 5 (8.8%) |
Maybe: I or my doctor suspected a tick-borne disease and started treatment without a specific diagnosis | 18 (31.6%) |
Prefer not to answer | 2 (3.5%) |
No answer | 3 (5.3%) |
At the time of year when ticks are most common in your area, how many ticks do you find on a single animal? | |
My livestock don’t get ticks | 6 (10.5%) |
1–10 | 36 (63.2%) |
11–49 | 10 (17.5%) |
More than 50 | 2 (3.5%) |
No answer | 3 (5.3%) |